The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-06-25
COMING 10 OUR eOUSTRI
AaOOD INDICATION OF INCREAs.
INC NATIONAL GROWTH.
Kansas Leads the Development,
with Missouri Close Behind,
Thanks TO Dockery.
COMPLAINTS RECEIVED BY THE
GREAT COMMISSION.
Western Cases DOcketed for COnsid.
eratiOn-Warning Railroad
Companies.
JarnoIAL TO TIE ArPIAL.l

BUREAU OF THE mhhPHlb hffhALi
5l4 THIRTKKNTH STREET, WARRINGTON,
ID. O., June 24.-The applications for
the establishment OF money order
Off ees and postal note offices affords
pretty good indication OF the manner
In which the country Is filling up and
progressing from year to year. This
wear there will be $50 additional
money order and 159 postal note
Offices established. Most OF the appli-
cations come, Of course, from the new
States out West, and the New England
States ask for very few. The state
which asks fer the largest number OF
additional offices Is Kansas, where
fifty five new money order Offices will
bs established and eleven new postal
note Offices. Dakota used to be a large
applicant for these additional offices,
hut there IL in that State a notable
slackening of in the demand this
wear. Missouri comes next TO Kansas
on the list, and wants twenty-nine
money ordsY and thirty postal note
Offices established in her boundaries.
This is partly accounted for from the
fsct that a large number OF lmmi-
grants have settled in that State re-
Gently, and also because Representa-
tive Dookery has taken great inter est
in the postal note service, and has had
IL extended TO all the Offices In his dis
trict which were large enough. Ten
nessee will have four new money or
der and five new postal note offices es-
tablished, and Arkansas, by curious
coincidence, the same number. Mis-
sissippi wants five money order
aiIic ., but no postal note Offices.
TLe,s latter are only author
lied 10 issue notes and not to
pay them. They are very
convenient means OF transmitting
small sums OF money up to "a 80. At
present, however, a bond OF $500 is
required from the postmaster ut whose
office the notes are TO be procured.
This sum has.been frequently beyond
the means of the postmasters and over
q hundred TefusaB to give this bond
have been received from postmasters,
who would otherwise have been glad
10 have the postal notes 10 their office.
This will, however, shortly be changed
and thu department, by means OF the
new contract, which 1t has made to 20
into effect on the Let Of August, will
be enabled TO let the postmasters have
the notes in smaller blocks than at
present, and consequently to lessen
tie amount OF the bond required. 1t
may be reduced TO as low as $500.
The principle outside influence which
causes the States In the South and
Southwest to ask for these additional
facilities for the transmiBsal OF money
In the redundancy OF silver. Where
notes are scarce and banks few and
far between the money order and the
postsl note Is about the only way by
which money can be sent through the
mail aud they are consequently In
great demand.
Jackson, Meridian and VicksburR,
in Mississippi, and Hot Springs aud
Fort Smith, in Arkansas, will become
entitled 10 the fee delivery system
nfter the LIST Of July.
interstate Commerce Commissaen.
The Interstate Commerce Commits
uIon has rsceived from I. Friend q
Son, OF Lincoln, Neb., complaint
against the Southern Pacific, Denver
and Rio Grande, and Burlington and
Missouri River roads, stating that these
lines charged So 30 for the Transports
ton OF box OF merchandise, weigh
ing sixty pounds, from San Francisco
30 Lincoln, Neb., whereas the rate
npon the like amount and kind o
merchandise from San Francisco L
Omaha. Neb., fifty five miles farther
10 only 81 rs.
The Commission / cid a short con
ference meeting this morning aud as
Bllned Western cases upon its docke
for consideration, as follows:
July 14-Wm. A. Holbrook, OF y
Thomas, Oak, against the Manitob
road. alleging that the carrier make
itse o preferred shipper.
VIM. A. Fulton and f. D. Harding
Of Hudson, Wis, against the Ohicagt
st. Paul and Minneapolis road, alleI
ing unreasona able freight charge.
July Associated wholesale gr
Cors, Of st. Louis, against the Nilsson
Pac fc railroad for violation. OF section
4 and 2 fthe Interstate commerce az
Juy 19-Keith Il Wilson, OF 90
ington, KY, against the Kentucl
Central and otner roads, freight di
elimination.
July 20-E. B, Raymond, Mlzsfl
MINI against the Milwaukee and
Paul road, discrimination and VIC
ton OF Section 8.
The Commission has addressed
letter to all railroad companies viii
have failed to file a statement Of I
rates of charges, calling attention
the rtquirements of the law and ask
speedy compliance Herewith. 7
Commission will not IeasI emble IN